The President, the Pope and the Saudis

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President Obama met with Pope Francis today in the capital of Roman Catholicism. Tomorrow, he'll be in Saudi Arabia, the heartland of Islam. We look at America's current relations with two traditional allies, important for very different reasons. Also the IMF pledges billions in loans to help ailing Ukraine, and a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board has ruled that some college football players are employees with the right to form unions. What's the future of the student-athlete? 

Banner image: President Barack Obama talks to Pope Francis during their meeting at the Vatican March 27, 2014. Photo: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters